Primary Faculty
Yousef Abu Kwaik, Ph.D.
Professor
Manipulation and exploitation of the host cell biology by intracellular bacterial pathogens
Pascale Alard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Molecular and cellular regulation of autoimmune diabetes and lupus
Haribabu Bodduluri, Ph.D.
Professor, Vice-Chair
Signal transduction, leukotriene receptors in inflammation and host response.
Carolyn Casella, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Understanding vaccine adjuvants
Donghoon Chung, Ph.D.
Professor
RNA virus replication and antiviral discovery
James Collins, D.Phil.
Assistant Professor
Adaptation and selection of enteric pathogens
Ryan Doster, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Pathogenesis of bacterial infections during pregnancy
James E. Graham, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Global analysis of bacterial gene expression, Microbial adaptive responses and infectious disease pathogenesis.
Venkatakrishna R. Jala, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Microbiota and Microbial Metabolites in Inflammatory Disorders and Cancer
Irina Kirpich, Ph.D., MPH
Professor
Gut-Liver axis and Host-Microbiota interactions in liver disease
Michele M. Kosiewicz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Immunoregulation, Tolerance, Autoimmunity and Microbiota
Matthew B. Lawrenz, Ph.D.
Professor, Director of Graduate Studies
Host-pathogen interactions, identification of bacterial virulence factors, regulation of virulence factors in bacteria
Thomas C. Mitchell, Ph.D.
Professor
Immunology of vaccine adjuvants and Toll-like receptors
Sharmila Nair, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Oncolytic viruses in cancer therapy
Carolyn Roberson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Medical Education
Kevin Sokoloski, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Characterizing the role(s), and biological significance, of host factors on viral RNA function throughout the viral life-cycle, from entry to exit.
Jonathan Warawa, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Imaging and pathogenesis of pulmonary bacterial pathogens using animal models.
Huang-Ge Zhang, Ph.D.
Professor
Autoimmune Diseases and Cancer Immunology
Regulation of leukocyte inflammatory function in autoimmune disease and cancer
Jian Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
The impact of aging on viral respiratory infections.